Error : Object

An object thrown when an error occurs. 

There are several specific constructor functions for different types of 
error conditions: 
**EvalError**,
**RangeError**,
**ReferenceError**,
**SyntaxError**,
**TypeError**,
**URIError**,
**NativeError**.

Spec:
http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.11

----
Error(message : String) : Error

Same as %%#new_Error_String|**new Error(message)**%%.

Spec:
http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.11.1.1

----
Error(message : String, options : Object) : Error

Same as %%#new_Error_String_Object|**new Error(message, options)**%%.

Spec:
https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/fundamental-objects.html#sec-error-constructor

----
new Error(message : String) : Error

Creates a new **Error** with the specified **message** that describes the error.

<example>
var divide = function(x, y) {
  if (y === 0) {
    throw new Error('divide by zero');
  }
  return x / y;
};

try {
  console.log(divide(10, 0));
}
catch (error) {
  console.log(error.name);
  console.log(error.message);
}
</example>

Spec:
http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.11.2.1

----
new Error(message : String, options : { cause : Error }) : Error

Creates a new **Error** with the specified **message** that describes the error and
original **cause** of the error.

<example>
var validateNumber = function(x) {
  if (typeof x !== 'number') {
    throw Error(x + ' is not a number');
  }
  return x;
};

var multiply = function(x, y) {
  try {
    return validateNumber(x) * validateNumber(y);
  }
  catch(e) {
    throw Error('Unable to multiply', { cause: e });
  }
};

try {
  console.log(multiply(3, 'abc'));
}
catch (error) {
  console.log(error);
  console.log('Cause:', error.cause);
}
</example>

Spec:
https://tc39.es/ecma262/multipage/fundamental-objects.html#sec-error-constructor

Version:
ECMAScript 2022

----
prototype.message : String

A human readable message that describes the error.

<example>
try {
  foo;
}
catch (error) {
  console.log(error.message);
}
</example>

Spec:
http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.11.4.3

----
prototype.name : String

The type of error.

<example>
try {
  foo;
}
catch (error) {
  console.log(error.name);
}
</example>

Spec:
http://www.ecma-international.org/ecma-262/5.1/#sec-15.11.4.2